NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere Ada Lovelace
• Execution Units
  64 9728
• GPU Chip
  GA102 AD103
• Render Output Units
  96 112
• Shader
  8192 -
• Texture Units
  256 304
• CUDA Cores
  - 9728
• L1 Cache
  - 128 KB
• L2 Cache
  - 64 MB

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Size
  24 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 716.8 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  - 256 bit
• Memory Clock
  - 1400 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 22.4 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1170 MHz 2210 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1695 MHz 2510 MHz

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• TDP
  230 W 320 W
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 90 °C
• System Power Supply
  - 750 W (System power requirement)
• Total Graphics Power
  - 320 W

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 3 × DisplayPort
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  - HDMI
• Power Connectors
  - 3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12.2 12.2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 3840 × 2160
• Raytracing
  Yes -
• CUDA
  - 8.9
• OpenCL
  - 3.0
• OpenGL
  - 4.6
• Shader Model
  - 6.7
• Vulkan
  - 1.3

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode -
• h264
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode -
• VP8
  Decode -
• VP9
  Decode -

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  - 61 mm
• Length
  - 310 mm
• Slot Size
  - Triple-slot
• Width
  - 140 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB and NVIDIA RTX A5000.

• Manufacturer
  NVIDIA -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q3/2022
• Manufacturer specification scope
  - NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.

• FP16 (theoretical)
  - 48.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
• FP32 (theoretical)
  - 48.74 TFLOPS
• FP64 (theoretical)
  - 761.5 GFLOPS (1:64)
• Pixel Rate
  - 280.6 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate
  - 761.5 GTexel/s